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H.R. 7308: RISE Act

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H.R. 7308: RISE Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-24 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

RISE Act

Plain summary

Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act or the RISE Act This bill authorizes the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, the Interior, and Health and Human Services and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation, and Environmental Protection Agency to provide support for research regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or research disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Support under this bill shall be provided through federal science agencies with at least $50 million in basic and applied research obligations in FY2020. Support may be used to provide supplemental funding to extend the duration of a grant to a research institution or national laboratory that was awarded prior to the enactment of this bill, or to expand the purposes of such a grant as specified; provide supplemental funding through existing competitively awarded cooperative agreements and contracts to cover the increased costs of construction of scientific facilities and equipment that have been delayed because of COVID-19; and award grants and cooperative agreements to institutions of higher education to conduct research on the behavioral, social, or economic effects of COVID-19 and the responses to the disease or on the effectiveness of such responses. Agencies must provide the support as rapidly as possible. Provided funds shall remain available for expenditure for up to two years.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

RISE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · 147 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Bill Foster (D-IL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Sean Casten (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and 87 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
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Obligation
A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7308 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116